Julian Chokkattu

Senior Reviews Editor Julian Chokkattu is the senior reviews editor at WIRED and has been covering personal technology and reviewing consumer products for nearly a decade. He specializes in smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches but also covers augmented and virtual reality devices, office chairs, electric scooters, home office equipment, and so much more. Previously he was the mobile and wearables editor at Digital Trends, steering coverage and reviews of smartphones and smartwatches, and before that he interned at TechCrunch. He graduated from Rutgers University with a bachelor's degree in English and journalism. He lives in Brooklyn, New York City. X

Biography:  https://www.wired.com/author/julian-chokkattu/

95%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

98%

Examples:

  • Some contradictions are mentioned, but they are minor and do not significantly impact the overall accuracy of the articles.
  • The author expresses a slight preference for Apple products in some articles, but overall maintains an impartial tone.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • There are no significant conflicts of interest detected in the author's work.

Contradictions

95%

Examples:

  • However, these contradictions do not greatly affect the overall accuracy of the articles.
  • The author mentions minor discrepancies in some articles, such as release dates or features of devices.

Deceptions

86%

Examples:

  • However, these instances do not constitute deceptive practices.
  • The author uses some exaggerated language or hyperbole in a few instances, such as 'Cmon, why isn't the new Apple Pencil Pro backward compatible?'

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